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To all whom it may concern: 1 Be it known that I, EDWARD D. NnW NGEn, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of Pacific and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slndways, of which the following is a specificatlon.

This invention relates to improvements in loading devices and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a novel form of skidway for use 111 loadlng lumber or heavy timbers on railway cars and other vehicles,-

whereby thesame can be moved therealong in astep-by-step fashion until on the ve h1cle without liability of slipping, thus, ellmlnating the use of cranes and similar loading devices now commonly employed. 7

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The improvements in the details and are rangement of-partswill be apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawlngs, in connection with the specific descrip-' tion hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is:

disclosed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding of the invention.

In the drawings: 7

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of one of the improved skid ways, a portion ofthe same being broken away and shown in section, V

Fig. 2 is' a vertical transverse section therethrough, and V Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of one end cf the same.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like reference characters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the improved skid way comprises-a body member'composed of a pair of channeled arms 1 arranged inparallel relation and connected by bolts 2 throughout their length.

Other bolts 3 are passed through portions of thechanneled arms 1 at spaced intervals throughout their lengths and receive bearing sleeves 4 thereon on whichstops 5 are pivotally arranged. In this connection, it

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the pivotal stops 5 in'their uppermost po sitions with relation to the body member, springs 6 are arranged about the various vbearing sleeves 4 and have certain of the ends thereof curved and engaged with the adjacent bolts 2 as at 7 while the remaining ends are provided with lateral extensions which are engaged with adj acent portions of the pivotal stops .5 as at 8. Obviously, the stops 5 in this way will be normally maintained in positions adjacent their respective stop bolts 2 and as a consequence, will afford effectual stops for the lumber or timbers being moved over the skid way, "thus, preventing the slipping of the same as it is advanced thereover in a step-by-step fashion.

Spurred feet 9 are connected to the outer faces of the lower ends of the channeled bars 1 by passing bolts 10 therethrough and as will be appreciated, provide means whereby the lower end of the skid way can' be fixedly engaged with the ground or other surface on V which it is arranged, while the upper end thereof is placed on a portion of a railway car or other vehicle receiving the logs, lumher or timber.

' In using the improved skid way, the timbers are rolled onto the same by means of crowbars and peavey, or if desired, by. a chain or wire cable running over a suitable guide means and engaged with the timbers. The timber is advanced over the skid way in a step-by-step fashion and, as the same moves over the various stops 5, said stops will of course be depressed against the tension of the springs 6. As the timber passes the stops, they will of course immediately move to their uppermost positions and in this way serve to prevent the slippingof the timber from the skidway during its movement thereover.

From the foregoing, it will be readily understood by persons skilled in the art that I have provided an exceedingly eflicient and simple formof skid way and one which will eliminate the use of cranes, derricks and other similar loading appliances now com- .monly' used for placing timber on cars,

modification as is Within the scope of my claims, I consider Within the spirit of my connecting elements, limiting elements arranged between the arms andpositioned for- "Wardly of the connecting elements, and

spring membersembracing the connecting elements and having their terminals embracing the limiting elements and the stops and tensioned to yieldingly maintain. the stops against the limiting elements.

2. A device of the character described including a body member composed of spaced parallel channeled arms, bolts passing through said arms at intervals throughout their lengths for connecting the arms together, bearing and spacing sleeves arranged about said bolts positioned between the arms, stops having their inner ends pivotally arranged about the sleeve, limiting bolts passing through the arms and ar ranged in proximity to the connecting bolts and above and forwardly thereof andspring members having their medial portions embracing the bearing sleeve and the terminals of the side portions respectively embracing the adjacent limiting bolts and lower faces of the stops so as to normally yieldingly hold the upper faces of the stops against the limiting bolts and at an inclination to the arms.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

EDWARD D; NEWVINGER.

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